Brandon Yip was born on April 25, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The graduate of Boston University (with whom he won the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in 2009) was selected in the eighth round of the 2004 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche.

In the summer of 2009 Yip signed a deal with the Avalanche, but his NHL debut was delayed by a broken hand suffered in a preseason game. When healthy, Yip made his first professional appearance for the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. He would only be with Lake Erie a short while however, being recalled to Colorado after only six games.

Yip did not waste any time acclimating himself to NHL life. He recorded 11 goals in his first 22 games and was only slowed down by a shoulder injury suffered against the Detroit Red Wings. He returned in the closing stages of the 2009-10 season to helped the Avalanche into the Stanley Cup Playoffs and was the club's second-leading post-season scorer.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2003-04

Coquitlam Express

BCHL

56

31

38

69

87

4

1

2

3

14

2004-05

Coquitlam Express

BCHL

43

20

42

62

92

7

6

1

7

12

2005-06

Boston University Terriers

H-East

39

9

22

31

59

+11

2006-07

Boston University Terriers

H-East

18

5

6

11

29

+5

2007-08

Boston University Terriers

H-East

37

11

12

23

28

+4

2008-09

Boston University Terriers

H-East

45

20

23

43

118

+24

2009-10

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

32

11

8

19

22

+5

6

2

2

4

6

2009-10

Lake Erie Monsters

AHL

6

2

0

2

4

0

2010-11

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

71

12

10

22

54

-22

2011-12

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

10

0

0

0

8

+1

2011-12

Nashville Predators

NHL

25

3

4

7

20

0

10

1

1

2

6

2012-13

Nashville Predators

NHL

34

3

5

8

26

-3

2013-14

Phoenix Coyotes

NHL

2

0

0

0

0

0

2013-14

Portland Pirates

AHL

66

14

20

34

87

-22

2014-15

Norfolk Admirals

AHL

31

3

9

12

8

-11

2014-15

Utah Grizzlies

ECHL

7

1

3

4

2

-4

2014-15

Adler Mannheim

Germany

6

1

1

2

2

14

0

4

4

38

2015-16

Adler Mannheim

Germany

44

10

6

16

134

3

0

2

2

2

2016-17

Dusseldorfer EG

Germany

41

11

8

19

118

NHL Totals

174

29

27

56

130

16

3

3

6

12

Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2006) Hockey East Rookie of the Year (2006)

Missed majority of 2009-10 due to hand injury in pre-season game at St. Louis, September 18, 2009. Claimed on waivers by Nashville from Colorado, January 19, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, July 19, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Norfolk (AHL), September 29, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Utah (ECHL), January 15, 2015. Signed as a free agent by Mannheim (Germany), February 6, 2015.